kivikivi
English
Etymology
Imitative of its notes. From a Polynesian language.
Noun
kivikivi (plural not attested)
- (dated) Any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for kivikivi in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)